The Devils filled a need inking Mike Cammalleri to a 5-year $25 million deal.

The Devils went out and addressed a need. They signed free agent center Mike Cammalleri for five years, $25 million. The math is easy with the 32-year old vet making $5 million per season.

A proven scorer, he’ll certainly help them. In 63 games with Calgary, he scored 26 goals and 19 assists. Cammalleri has scored 20-or-more goals in six seasons. The Devils are his fourth team. His best year came with the Flames in his first stint when he tallied 39 goals and 43 assists for 82 points in ’08-09. Calgary dealt him to Montreal where he lasted two seasons before they traded him back.

Cammalleri is streaky which means he’ll go through peaks and valleys. As someone that had him for part of my fantasy season, he can be frustrating. He’s also not great defensively which makes him an odd fit for the defensive oriented Devils. They’re banking on his offense to help relieve pressure from Adam Henrique and Travis Zajac. He can certainly help their power play.

Five years is a steep price to pay for a player in his 30’s. I’m sure Hasan will enlighten us later on Cammalleri. One to look forward to.